Ferrari has taken an important baby step towards electrification with their latest production supercar, the Ferrari SF90 Stradale plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) — with three electric motors (2 at the front, one at the rear axle) coupled with a V8 engine — which goes from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.5 secs. Meanwhile, with a pure electric drivetrain, the next-gen Tesla Roadster prototype does it in 2.1 secs. This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX (which also makes aftermarket Tesla accessories). Authored by Iqtidar Ali. The opinions expressed in these articles are not necessarily our own at InsideEVs. Side-by-Side: Ferrari SF90 Stradale PHEV and next-gen Tesla Roadster BEV (Source: Ferrari and Tesla) Since Ferrari did not provide the 0-60 mph numbers, the comparison needs to be 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h), and, according to Tesla’s website, the next-gen Roadster goes from 0-100 km/h in 2.1 secs (while 0-60 mph is 1.9 secs). The Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous currently holds the 0-60 mph record for a production car clocking in at 2.28 secs outgunning the most powerful ICE drivetrains out there. Even when these ICE-mobiles are augmented with electric motors, they still can’t beat the all-electric Tesla Roadster’s […]
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